Shaw Brothers Triple Threat

This action film set caters to fans of chop-socky with three titles produced by the legendary Shaw Brothers over a nine-year span. It begins during the late 1970s, with the 1978 INVINCIBLE SHAOLIN - director Chang Cheh's follow-up to FIVE DEADLY VENOMS, which reunites the kung fu stars from that earlier film - and makes fervent use of acrobatic violence. The next film in the package, 1979's LIFE GAMBLE, was also directed by Cheh; it follows the adventures of a kung fu blacksmith as he attempts to thwart legions of villains. Finally, 1987's SHAOLIN PRINCE, directed by Tang Chia, chronicles twin brothers battling an evil villain who wants to possess their throne; it stars Ti Lung.